Model, of a cloth calendering machine

This model shows a machine for calendering cloth - glazing or smoothing cloth by passing it between rollers. It dates from the late 19th century and was made in a workshop of the Museum from drawings supplied by Messrs. Duncan, Stewart & Co. of Glasgow. The machine itself also dates from the late 19th century.

The model has three paper and three cast iron cylinders, an overhead beam and a driving pulley. It is built to a scale of two inches to a foot.

Woollen fabrics owe their variety to the different types of finishing processes. Most fabrics were milled, calendered or fulled to produce a degree of felting which made the woven texture less easy to see.

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Online ID:	000-100-044-225-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland T.1890.1050
Date:	Late 19th century
Material:	Cast iron, paper
Dimensions:	845 mm H x 914 mm W
What:	Cloth calendering machine / model
Subject:	14. INDUSTRIES, Textiles (Departmental Classification)
Who:	Messrs Duncan, Stewart and Co. (Eponym) Museum workshop (Model maker)
Where:	Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
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Description:	Model of a cloth calendering machine, with 3 paper and 3 cast iron cylinders, overhead beam and driving pulley, scale 2 in. to the foot, made from drawings supplied by Messrs Duncan, Stewart and Co.
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